So, here is the continuation! Ending XDC LA rd 1 Part 1 with the Top 16 drivers, we start with the Top 16 tandem!
Love tap between Chelsea DeNofa and Robert Turnbow.
Unfortunately for Robert Turnbow, he encountered some mechanical issues that
ended his day early.
Nate Hamilton and Cyrus Martinez (W).
Battle of the FC's! George Marstanovic (W) and Daniel Kuo.
Kelvin Arreola scraping the wall!
Kelvin Arreola and Odi Backhis (W).
Dave Briggs (W) and Jeff Abbott.
Here are the top 8 drivers.
Forrest Wang scraping the wall!
Chelsea DeNofa (W) and Forrest Wang showing off some good tandem runs. Both drivers gave gangster angles and getting close to the wall that lead to several One-More-Times (OMTs).
Cyrus Martinez and George Marstanovic (W).
Will Parsons and Odi Backhis (W).
Here is another pair of drivers that showed great tandem runs that lead to OMT.
Joshua Steele (W) and Dave Briggs.
Getting intense with the top 4 drifters!!!
George Marstanovic's time to scrape the wall!
George Marstanovic and Chelsea DeNofa (W).
Odi Backhis (W) won after Joshua Steele's S chasis' engine caught on fire.
So the final round is between Odi Backhis and Chelsea DeNofa...
At the end, Chelsea's gangster lines and consistency paid off.
At the podium, spectators are waiting for the award ceremony.
4th place - Joshua Steele
3rd place - George Marstanovic
2nd place - Odi Backhis
2011 XDC rd1 Champion - Chelsea DeNofa
Congratulations to all the Rd 1 winners!!!
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